Emily Baker

While the drama doesn’t fall into the trap of educating or being overtly political, it’s an overdue examination of how being lower class intersects with sexuality and gender identity… while also being an utter riot.

It took a while to get to the point of the investigation, as the episode meandered between Hartung’s first day back at work and Naia’s and Mark’s wildly contrasting home lives instead of focusing on the case. It was all the better for it, though, with every scene building suspense or adding rich context to what promises to be a gruesome and engrossing series.

There’s never been a TV adaptation of Lord of the Flies before and after this masterful version, there probably should never be another.

It may not be new or as inventive as it once was (it bears repeating that this series’ central love story is a Cinderella rip-off), but it remains a wonderful, luxurious watch.

Apart from the shocking secret Traitor twist, plays out as usual. Which is to say that it’s bloody brilliant television.

The Celebrity Traitors is even better than the original. .... Even the challenges are better in the celebrity version. .... The celebrities have entertainment running through their veins. Some do play up to the cameras, but they are mostly utterly delightful.

This is one of those rare occasions when a highly anticipated series not only meets expectations, but exceeds them. By flipping the script (literally) and writing the ultimate good guys, he’s created yet another knockout.

It’s a crying shame that Noah and Joanne should be reduced to two anxious, lovesick nuisances. Brody and Bell’s chemistry is still off the charts, and they do their best to make their characters still likeable. .... The magic of the first season has been completely shattered by this disappointing, unnecessary second.

If this is Hawes’s audition to become the next 007, then she’s completely let down by thin characterisation and a shoddy, juvenile script.

It’s a bland, joyless watch.